This question is based on Literary Principles. 'The eyes of the house dog sprawled between my legs followed, full envy, piece after piece of fish down the t...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Literature In English - 1993 Subject: Literature In English

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This question is based on Literary Principles.

'The eyes of the house dog sprawled between my legs followed, full envy, piece after piece of fish down the throat of his master, my host.'

Ferdinand Oyono, Houseboy

The dog in the passage

Answer Details
In the passage, the house dog is described as having its eyes on the fish that its master is eating. It is watching with envy as the master eats piece after piece of fish, while the dog sprawls between the narrator's legs. Therefore, the correct option is that the dog "watched as his master ate the fish."
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